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As part of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad, the VI International Music and Theatre Festival, "European Spring", is set to open in the Russian city of Arkhangelsk.

Representatives of the UNEP mission and public ecological organizations of Sochi have had a series of meetings after the 5^th working visit of the IOC Coordination Commission finished in Sochi.

This week in Sochi, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) has held a meeting with participants from the heads of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and ministers of sport from the CIS, Baltic States and Eastern Europe.

PwC has been appointed a Partner of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games to be held in the city of Sochi in 2014. PwC is the Official Professional Services Provider to the Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission paid its fifth visit to Sochi, Russia, this week and confirmed today that preparations for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games are moving quickly into the Games-delivery phase.

Leading participants of Olympic construction in Sochi have today signed the declaration which commits them to restore the ecosystem of Mzymta river basin.

Sochi celebrates a one-year anniversary of Paralympic Handover ceremony which made Sochi 2014 Next Paralympic Winter Games Host.

The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission began its work on Monday, March 21 in Sochi, evaluating the continual progress being made on Sochi 2014 Project since the last time a delegation visited in October 2010.

The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, the Association of Communications Agencies of Russia (ACAR) and the Nonprofit Partnership, Rusbrend have signed an agreement pledging their cooperation and support in protecting Olympic and Paralympic symbols.

March 15, 2011, Moscow. In March of 2011 residents of Russia will be able to get the tickets to the Olympic competitions that are taking place in London in 2012. The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee became a partner of the London 2012 Organizing Committee for ticketing program on the territory of Russia.

The presentation and ceremony of memorable clearing of the sheet of stamps reading "Sochi - Capital of the XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014" has taken place.

March 10th 2011, Barcelona – The international Global Sports Forum welcomed participants at the second

“Global Sports Forum Trophy” ceremony to celebrate the most innovative and effective sport projects.

10 March 2011, St Petersburg. As part of a programme to set up Volunteer Centres at the St Petersburg State University of Service and Economics, representatives from the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee and the National Training Foundation attended a meeting with the vice-chancellors of leading higher educational institutions in Saint Petersburg and representatives from the City Administration.

March 10, 2011, Moscow. After winning an open tender, Kommersant Publishing House has become the Sochi 2014 official supplier in the Printed Media Category.

March 9, 2011, Sochi The Russian stage of the Freeride World Tour, which has taken place annually since 2008 on the Olympic pistes of Rosa Khutor in Krasnaya Polyana, has reached its conclusion in Sochi.

March 3, 2011, Sochi. During the fifth visit of representatives from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), a discussion on the environmental considerations around the preparations for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games has taken place in Sochi and included the active participation of environmental protection groups.

March 3, 2011 - A group of Sochi 2014 volunteers are supporting the III Festival of Equal Opportunities in Sport Schools' Day, which due to take place on March 5, 2011 in the Vidnoye region of Moscow.

March 2, 2011, Sochi: During the fifth visit of representatives from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a discussion on the environmental considerations surrounding the preparations for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be held in Sochi with ecologists and representatives from the public.